Cheap and Easy Camera Mounts (for paramotoring or anything else)

"PPG for Morons" comedy series lets you in on a few aerial videography secrets. Pssst, don't tell anybody.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• paramotoring
• powered
• paragliding
• parapante
• paramoteur
• DIY
• video
• camera
• mounting
• bracket
• methods

[444paraflyer]

Never. I am very careful... and usually have a string attached to them.



[BrianTurboT]

Hi Paul

That's brilliant mate ... thanks for sharing that with us ... will defo' be heading to my hardware store (B&Q in the UK) to try out some of this ;-)

All the Best 

Brian 'Turbo' Tunnard

The Cloud Hoppers Paramotor Club

[444paraflyer]

@BrianTurboT

Thanks Brian. By the way, the fitting is atually called a "slip-to-thread" here in the US. But you get the picture...

[jkvining]

Thanks Paul, you have found some very creatve ways to mount the camera. do you keep it on a tether? I would be nervous about dropping my camera. for now though, I'm going to stick with the helmet cam. I my videos are improving but I still have trouble doing uploads to youtube. perhaps that should be your next instructional.

[444paraflyer]

@jkvining Good point. It is VERY importantant to have a tether AND only "fiddle" with things in the air when there is ONLY farming fields below you.

[TheGreatMrBill]

Nice Job. I love PCP....Uh Um.. I mean PVC. You can get really inventive with it.

I call it an erection set....Uh Emm.... an erector set for adults. ; )

[444paraflyer]

@TheGreatMrBill

The erection set is optional.

[sigmedical]

have you ever umm... dropped a camera

[Clauteaux]

Biggest thanks Paul. I had no idea about these pole. You had given me the solution. A very big thanks. You are a nice guy, bec you find pleasant to share what you got, what you have, what you have invented !!!

[rudedog062]

That was great! I have been looking for ways to mount my camera. You gave my a lot of good ideas. Thanks!

[ParaglidingUnlimited]

Paul, great tips very inexpensive and simple. Thank you

[tfeller]

Thanks Paul !!! I am sure I'll incorporate some of these mounts principles. Cool stuff thanks for sharing this and taking the time.

Tom Feller

[DarthSensate]

Awesome and creative as always!

I still think you need an elastic tether on your camera housing attached to your harness or seat or shoe just in case you lose your grip or the PVC slips apart on you.

Elastic cord so the cord doesn't flap around and get caught in anything. Although even that wouldn't be a good idea for the chase camera shot.

[mattsersion]

Very cool Paul! Go Buckeyes!